Betsy Kahn – Copycat

June 9, 2022
Betsy Kahn

More about teamwork, because we can’t stress it enough

Last month’s blog, giving a nod to March Madness & NCAA basketball, was about teamwork and how important it is for every team to seek success with common goals while working in unison. This month, we’re going to share some real-time Copycat examples of what teamwork means to us and why it’s so important. These […]

May 9, 2022
Betsy Kahn

There is No I in Team

There’s nothing like March Madness to remind everyone of what good teamwork looks like in competitive athletics. 128 men’s and women’s D1 basketball teams compete in respective brackets of 64, hopefully clawing and scratching their way (figuratively speaking) to the Final Four and ultimately the Finals. March Madness was quite entertaining this year. Complete with […]

April 12, 2022
Betsy Kahn

Mark my Words: Copycat will not move again during my tenure!

When I started thinking about the location moves Copycat has made since its inception in 1970, I immediately considered my parallel life and that of my parents’ in terms of the number of moves over the past 50+ years. Max and Marie, aka Momma and Daddy, moved into their home in November 1962 where 96yo […]

March 8, 2022
Betsy Kahn

There is no WE in Equipment

One of the greatest legacies about Copycat is that we have always maintained a cutting-edge approach to using cutting edge technology. That’s great. Being equipped with state-of-the-art printing devices has certainly set us apart from most of our competition over the past 50+ years. But here’s the thing: cool technology doesn’t run itself. It can’t. […]

February 8, 2022
Betsy Kahn

Talking the Talk & Walking the Walk

In business, it’s one thing to say you’ll do something and quite the other to follow-through. Broken promises place a severe strain on a potential relationship with a new client or an existing client, both of whom know they can shop elsewhere. If you go out on a limb and make a promise, you darn […]

January 11, 2022
Betsy Kahn

40 Years: Reflections on a Lifetime at One Job Part II

Moving through the 90s into the new century Let’s see . . . where were we? Hopefully you have never attempted to move a print shop. It’s not an easy task yet we’ve moved 4 times in the past 40 years. You read that right; one move every decade. Pro tip: don’t try this at home. With technological advances […]

December 14, 2021
Betsy Kahn

40 Years: Reflections on a Lifetime at One Job

Part I Buckle up. It’s not easy to consolidate 40 years into a few sentences so we’ll share the first half, with the second to follow soon. Monday, October 9, 1981 – my first day on ‘the job’ at Copycat A few weeks before my first day on the job, my father, Max Kahn (from […]

November 9, 2021
Betsy Kahn

The Power of Team

In today’s business vernacular, teams = employees. Team building is a simple concept engraved in our lives since elementary school, but what is it really and how do we effectively team build? If you want to be successful, if you want a winning team, you can’t just fill a position. It’s not sufficient to just hire employees, […]

October 12, 2021
Betsy Kahn

How This Small Business Overcame Great Obstacles

As a small business owner, overcoming hardships like power outages or hurricanes is part of the territory, but navigating Copycat through a global pandemic was completely unimaginable. Reflecting back on the past 18 months, I am immensely proud of my team and the work Copycat Print Shop did to assist our community through COVID-19. February […]